The Chicago Cubs have one of the most exciting young players in baseball right now.
Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong is just 23 years old and has had a breakout year so far for Chicago. He's appeared in a league-high 36 games and is slashing .271/.306/.550 with nine homers, 26 RBIs, 12 stolen bases, six walks, 10 doubles, one triple, and 28 runs scored.
He's a superstar in the making and luckily won't be a free agent until 2031. While this is the case, he's already turned heads and ESPN's Jeff Passan projected him as a guy who could end up landing a $100-plus million deal one day.
"Pete Crow-Armstrong, CF, Chicago Cubs: Thus far, Crow-Armstrong has rejected entreaties from the Cubs regarding an extension," Passan said. "Chicago offered a deal in the $75 million range. If Crow-Armstrong keeps up even a reasonable facsimile of his production, he will vault into this $200 million category by this winter, and by the time he's a free agent after the 2030 season, it could be twice that. The only thing keeping him from it now, frankly, is plate discipline."
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Crow-Armstrong is clearly a building block for Chicago and should be a big piece for the team for a long time to come. The Cubs are fortunate to have him and he's already playing like a guy that's going to be paid very well. Will the Cubs come to the negotiating table when the time is right, though?
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